TAKING CARE: ETHICAL CAREGIVING
In OUR AGING SOCIETY

The President's Council on Bioethics
Washington, D.C., September 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Letter of Transmittal
• Members of the President's Council on Bioethics    
• Council Staff and Consultants
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Dilemmas of an Aging Society
• Chapter 2: The Limited Wisdom of Advance Directives
• Chapter 3: The Ethics of Caregiving: General Principles
• Chapter 4: Ethical Caregiving: Principle and Prudence in Hard Cases
• Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations
• Appendix: Personal Statements
• Glossary of Terms
• Thematic Bibliography